volitionnoun [ U ]
uk/vəˈlɪʃ.ən/us/vəˈlɪʃ.ən/formalthe power to make your own decisions:
The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band (out) of his own volition (= it was his decision).
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Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clinch
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decider
- fight
- hammer sth out
- head
- it's a date idiom
- judgment call
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- name
- name the day idiom
- spin a coin idiom
- toss
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